U.S. President Joe Biden's coming decision of whether to reappoint Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after his term expires in February or hand the reins to somebody else will arrive at a critical juncture for the central bank.
Television aggregator Roku Inc said on Monday it would launch its streaming players in Germany later this year, its second big European rollout, seeking to capitalize on a pandemic-driven shift towards watching more video on demand.
Hollywood is poised to surpass its record pre-COVID pandemic investments in central Europe with international productions such as "The Gray Man", a $200 million Netflix action thriller starring Ryan Gosling.
Streaming audio leader Spotify’s stock (NYSE: SPOT) went up by 4.2% to $234 in the last five trading days. In comparison, the broader S&P500 rose by 0.8% over the last five trading days. Since the start of 2021, Spotify’s stock is down 26% as investors have not
In many ways, Tencent (OTC: TCEHY) seems as if it isn't as threatened by China's regulatory crackdown as other big Chinese tech stocks are. The company isn't traded on a U.S. exchange, and it hasn't yet faced a significant penalty from the government. Management also appears to
Despite the growth opportunities in China, many investors consider the country off-limits in part because they don't trust Chinese companies' financial reporting. After Luckin Coffee was found to be a fraud, some investors reason that all Chinese stocks run a similar risk.
Amazon.com Inc plans to take a more proactive approach to determine what types of content violate its cloud service policies, such as rules against promoting violence, and enforce its removal, according to two sources, a move likely to renew debate about how much power tech companies should have to restrict free speech.
The world is going digital, and the companies that maintain high growth rates tend to be part of that transformation. Let's explore the reasons why e-commerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and freelancing platform Fiverr (NYSE: FVRR) have what it takes to turbocharge your portfolio
Traders tend to take it easy on the Friday before a holiday weekend, but ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood is no run-of-the-mill money manager. She was actively buying and selling positions across her collection of high-growth exchange-traded funds.
Many investors search for what may seem to be an elusive unicorn, the 10-bagger stock. But with enough patience and companies that have the tailwinds of long-term growth trends, a massive market, and excellent execution, you can improve your odds. We asked three Motley Fool contr
Finding overlooked stocks that are due for a fresh moment in the sun can lead to incredible returns. However, it's also true that established winners tend to keep winning, and sometimes the best companies to invest in are those that are already well known and consistently putting
The market was left unimpressed by the second-quarter earnings from UPS (NYSE: UPS), and the stock is now down around 10% from its all-time peak in early May. So is now the time to take advantage of a dip and buy into a long-term growth story? Here's what you need to know before
Sachin Bansal, co-founder of e-commerce giant Flipkart, has mounted a court challenge against India's financial crime-fighting agency, which has accused him and others of violation of foreign investment laws, court records showed.
For investors, things just about couldn't be better. The benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has more than doubled since hitting its coronavirus pandemic low on March 23, 2020, and it's, thus far, gone the entirety of 2021 without so much as a 5% correction.
Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Amazon are seeking to meet Malaysia's prime minister to ask that foreign vessels be allowed to repair undersea cables in its waters, a Google spokesperson said on Saturday.
Big tech shares edged higher on Friday, helping a benchmark world stock index post a sixth consecutive closing high, after a weak U.S. jobs report likely pushed back the timetable for when the Federal Reserve reduces its massive support of the economy.
Strong late-summer back-to-school sales could provide U.S. retailers some needed momentum after many sector shares lagged the broader market in recent months.
Motley Fool Germany analyst Bernd Schmid walks host Kate Herman through his outlook on crypto -- the opportunity, the most interesting applications, and how to tell pretenders from contenders as investment opportunities.
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